Kinetic energy:

-- Moving energy, energy in movment

-- The ball has kinetic energy when it is thrown.

-- You could teach this by having a marble rolling down a track.

http://www.chemeddl.org/resources/TSTS/McMahon/McMahon5to8pg/EnergyTransferKinetic.html
http://www.chemeddl.org/resources/TSTS/McMahon/McMahon5to8pg/EnergyTransferKinetic.html

Potential energy:

-- Stored energy

-- When Suzie pulled back the bow, it possesed potential energy.

-- You could teach this by having a rubber band pull back and release something.

http://www.searchamateur.com/product/Bow-Hunting-Handheld.htm
http://www.searchamateur.com/product/Bow-Hunting-Handheld.htm


Chemical energy:

-- "Part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&defl=en&q=define:chemical+energy&sa=X&ei=d1tZTZfrCIL98Abl6sXMBw&sqi=2&ved=0CBcQkAE)
-- Johnny's match had chemical energy in it before it was lit.

-- You could teach this by showing them a match before and after you light it.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ignition_of_a_match.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ignition_of_a_match.jpg


Electrical energy:

-- Moving electrical energy

-- Noah has been shocked with electrical energy, which explains a lot. :)

-- You could teach this by having wires touch a battery and conduct an electrical charge.

http://www.scienceclarified.com/El-Ex/Electricity.html
http://www.scienceclarified.com/El-Ex/Electricity.html


Mechanical energy:

-- An object gaining energy and using it

-- The earth revolves, using mechanical energy.

-- You could teach this by having a turbine spinning.

http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/phys150/lectures/lecture_oct_15_1999.html
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/phys150/lectures/lecture_oct_15_1999.html